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Louisiana COVID report Monday: Mixed bag as cases down, hospitalizations up
At that time there were 629 active cases in the province, with 12 people in hospital and four in intensive care. As case numbers continue to rise, Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. The new cases in B.C. bring the total of test-positive cases to 4,594. Whitley County has had a total of 170 COVID-19 cases. More than 770,382 people in Kentucky have been tested for COVID-19, and at least 9... [Full Article...]
B.C. expanding temporary COVID-19 testing locations, hours
Some actions recently taken by FH include increasing staffing levels at certain testing centres, expanding operating hours, and implementing greeters and traffic control to streamline access to facilities. FH will also be increasing testing capacity by opening two drive-thru lanes at its Burnaby testing and assessment centre, extending the hours at its Langley and Abbotsford testing centres, and "... [Full Article...]
Judge blocks Trump's ACA transgender exclusion rule
A federal judge appointed by former President Bill Clinton has blocked a federal rule that preserves sexual distinctions in health care between men and women, marking another effect of the Supreme Court's revolutionary decision in June to insert "gender identity" into federal sexual discrimination law. [Full Article...]
Donald Trump's postmaster general halts cuts amid outcry over mail-in voting
Like Wager, Nelson does not think of the Postal Service in terms of profit. Democrats want DeJoy to explain how he will reverse the changes he has made, including whether he will order the return of sorting machines already removed. A former Republican congressman, Schwarz said USPS was not a hot-button political issue during his time in Washington , D.C. Now, he's concerned that the changes ... [Full Article...]
COVID-19 vaccine elicits high levels of neutralising antibodies in mice
Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO Health Emergencies Program. "Unlike numerous other vaccines under development, this vaccine is made from a virus that is capable of spreading in a limited fashion inside the human body, which means it is likely to generate a strong immune response", says study co-author Dr. [Full Article...]
Manitoba mandates masks in some schools
The province completed 1,376 tests on Tuesday and is carrying a five-day test positivity average of 1.6%. "We believe that greater clarity and confidence is essential, so we take these additional measures to ensure the health and safety of our most precious asset which is of course our children", he says. [Full Article...]
Kamala Harris 'nasty, Disrespectful' to Joe Biden, Suprised by VP Pick
Harris is known for her rigorous questioning of Trump's nominees, including a memorable exchange between between her and Attorney General William Barr over the Mueller Report in May, 2019. Harris is scheduled to debate Pence on October 7 in Salt Lake City, Utah. After the protests that erupted over the May 25 killing of George Floyd, a Black man, by a white policeman in Minneapolis, Biden's sear... [Full Article...]
COVID-19: Saskatchewan reports just one case on Monday
An additional $10 million is available for non-classroom options, such as distance learning, for immunocompromised and medically fragile students. The first $20 million will go to school divisions to help pay for staffing and sanitization costs. [Full Article...]